Author: David Melendi

WBC Team Preview: Chinese Taipei

Chinese Taipei, per Jordan Shusterman of Yahoo! Sports, includes nine players in MLB organizations and more players on MLB Pipeline’s top 30 team prospect lists than any other team in the tournament. Notable Players Setting an example for the youngsters will be infielder Yu Chang, who became the first Chinese Taipei player to make an all-WBC tournament team in 2023 when he went 7-for-16...

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Morning Briefing: World Baseball Classic Starts This Week

Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets have 24 days to cut 44 players. Tyrone Taylor and Chris Suero (No. 13 Mets prospect on MLB Pipeline) each homered and Yonatan Henriquez walked it off with a two-out single for a 4-3 victory over the Astros on Sunday. Henriquez is a 21-year-old OF-3B who hit eight homers, stole 33 bases and posted a .749 OPS in 104 games at Low-A St. Lucie last season. In his...

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Royals Sign Starling Marte

Starling Marte, who hit 37 homers, stole 65 bases and posted a .734 OPS in four years with the Mets, has agreed to a deal with the Royals, Mark Feinsand of MLB.com reported Saturday. Terms of the deal were not immediately disclosed, but it is pending a physical. Marte, 37, signed a four-year, $78 million contract with the Mets before the 2022 season and represented the Mets in the All-Star Game...

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WBC Team Preview: Korea

An old man, a muscle man and four players following in the footsteps of Tommy Edman will try to help Korea advance out of the first round for the first time since 2009.   Notable Players Hyun Min Ahn, 6-feet tall and 198 pounds, is nicknamed Muscle Man for his impressive physique. More impressive, the 22-year-old hit 22 home runs in the KBO last season in 482 plate appearances while...

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WBC Team Previews: Great Britain, Brazil and Czechia

We will take a look at three long shots in this preview. It would be stunning if Great Britain, Brazil, or Czechia advanced out of pool play. But March is known for madness. Notable Players Jazz Chisholm Jr., perhaps tuning up for the second-ever 50-50 season in MLB history, leads Great Britain. The other active MLB players on the squad are Nate Eaton (Red Sox), Tristan Beck (Giants), Harry Ford...

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